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How to hook up the other Tvs on my RV
I recently had the Direct TV receiver update my old receiver had a Sat in port and an out TV port . The video and audio cables go to the front TV, no port to attach coax cable that goes to the distribution box for other TVs .
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Does Slotted Reflector Work on Old-Style Tilt/Pan head?
I have DirecTV at home and in my RV. Both use Slimline reflectors. The RV has a Travel'r on the roof, and I carry a tripod for use when there is a problem with line-of-sight from the rooftop. (I use the AT&T/DirecTV technician's meter for tripod use.) I accidentally damaged the reflector, and bought
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Grandkids Watched Sponge Bob all weekend and now my TV keeps changing back to it every five minutes while I watch history channel
Help. How do I clear this issue with Sponge Bob coming on every five minutes while watching different channels.
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Genie remote controller power on/off buttons works backwards with Sharp TV
My Genie Mini remote controller worked fine with my Sharp TV until recently. Now when I hit the control’s power on button, the genie comes on and the tv stays off. I then hit the control’s power off button, the Genie turns off and the tv turns on. I then hit the control’s power on button, the Genie
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Channel choices on #71 News Mix
Can I choose which channels I want to show on the News Mix channel 71? Two of them that are there , I don’t even get.
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remote connect to panasonic tc-p50g10 tv
The replacement for my Genie voice remote remote lost the volumn and on/off functions on my Panasonic TC-P50G10 (14 years old) TV. The old remote will still work, but I bought a replacement (same model) and the replacement will not function correctly. Is my TV too old to work with the latest model r
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Transfer recording to new box
My master box won’t power on and waiting for a replacement. I was told that I would lose everything on the hard drive. I can access them now and watch them on my iPad and Roku tv so they must be in the cloud. Why can’t I transfer them? Can I swap the hard drives?
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technicians not showing up for appointment 4 times no calls, get run around when call.
I have had 4 appointments, spent several hours on phone being on hold, transferred to several people, passing the buck to get answers. Asked for managers to resolve this and it is not happening no one from direct tv appears to want to help me a several decade customer who they won't assist me. Very
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Returnable items?
I have some DirecTV items in stock that I would like to return, if possible. Can you tell me if the following items are still returnable? C61-700 H25-500 C51MP-700-T HR44NC-200-T
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Will a C71KW-400 work to replace a gemin air for IR control reasons
Mom is 95 years old and can not use the small hard to read gemini air remote. There are no big button remote options for the BT control. I found a new old stock C71KW-400 box and remote that I believe will function with IR control. This would allow me to purchase a big button universal IR remote for
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